Exercise 1. Choose one of the words to complete the sentences
1. What … are you studying at university?
a) objects; b) topics; c) subjects.
2. Many young people prefer to get … education at university when they finish school.
a) further; b) upper; c) higher.
3. I decided to … my IELTS exam in order to get a higher score.
a) resit; b) remake; c) redo.
4. She hasn't finished her university course yet: she's still a / an … .
a) postgraduate; b) undergraduate; c) pregraduate.
5. I had to go to work during the day, but was able to go to … courses after work.
a) night; b) post; c) evening.
6. Most children go to a state school, which is funded by the government. A privileged few, however, benefit from going to a … school.
a) personal; b) private; c) privileged.
7. As far as I am concerned, we need to make the most of every … to learn.
a) possibility; b) availability; c) opportunity.
8. Before you join a course at a college or university, you first need to …
a) engage; b) enroll; c) enlist.
9. I believe that the main aim of education should be to help us develop new … .
a) abilities; b) tasks; c) skills.
10. The more knowledge you are able to …, the better your chances of success in life.
a) reach; b) acquire; c) achieve.
Exercise 2. Fill in the gaps with the words and phrases from the box.
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1. Universities in the UK usually have three … in a year.
2. The first degree most students get at university is also known as a … degree.
3. What does PhD mean? – …
4. If a degree course includes a one-year industry placement, it's also known as a … course.
5. Imperial College in London is famous for its teaching and research in … .
6. Oxford and Cambridge universities are two of the most … universities in the country.
7. The first week of your first year at university is called … week.
8. A lesson at university which takes place in a big hall with lots of students and one teacher is called a … .
Exercise 3. Look at the idioms below. Each one is in some way connected to university life. Match each idiom with its definition.
| 1. To fly the nest | a) Not to be aware of the realities of everyday life |
| 2. Saved by the bell | b) Learning from daily life and work rather than going to university |
| 3. To live in an ivory tower | c) To leave your parents' home for the first time in order to live somewhere else |
| 4. The university of life | d) Something that you say when a difficult situation is ended suddenly before you have to do or say something that you do not want to |
Exercise 4. Complete the sentences below by using one of the idioms above. Some of them can be used more than once.
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1. Now that the kids have …, I'm thinking about taking a job abroad.
2. My grandfather began to work in the print shop when he was fifteen and learned everything from … .
3. We were … when the fire alarm went before we had to give a very badly-prepared presentation.
4. Like most professors, Jason seems … . He has no idea how ordinary people cope with life.
5. Parents give their children thousands of pounds to help them … and get a foot on the property ladder.
Exercise 5. Read these sentences spoken by university students. What is each person studying?
1. We have to know every bone in a person's body.
2. I'm concentrating on the modernist style and the work of Le Corbusier and Frank Lloyd Wright.
3. The way we use fertilizers is much more precise than twenty years ago.
4. We're going to concentrate on Freud and Jung this term.
5. I've been reading some books on time management.
6. Expressionism was really a reaction to the work of the Impressionists.
7. We've spent a lot of time on American foreign policy and how it has been affected by various domestic problems.
8. You must know this case – it's one of the most famous in legal history.
Exercise 6. What do you call:
1. the money some students receive if they get a place at university?
2. the qualification you get at the end of university?
3. the name we give students during this period at university?
4. teachers at university?
5. students when they have completed their first degree?
6. students studying for a second degree?
7. the study of one subject in great depth and detail, often to get new information?
8. the talks that students go to while they are at university?
Exercise 7. Replace the verbs in italics with different verbs that have the same meaning in the context.
1. Who is giving the lecture today?
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2. Did she receive a grant for her course?
3. Is it more difficult to obtain a place at university?
4. You have to pass the exams before you can enter university.
5. He's studying physics, I think.
6. I think they're carrying out some research into the cause of asthma.
7. I didn't take any notes in the lecture yesterday.
8. The course goes on for three years.
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